[Coco] Mechanical keyboard upgrades for the CoCo

[Mathieu Chouinard]

I bought one if those and it's support both USB and PS/2

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-keyboard/wasd-v2-104-key-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html
On Aug 21, 2015 6:31 PM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> I can't use a  passive adapter it's just passive, there is no chip inside.
> As far as I know, the "magic" is inside the keyboard or mouse itself.
> My USB keyboards don't work with passive adapters on PS/2 ports.
> I haven't seen any PS/2 host to USB keyboard and/or USB mouse active
> adapters. They could make one, if they put their minds to it, but what
> market would there be for it ?
> PS2 is disappearing from computers as we speak. The market for that kind
> of active adapter would also be disappearing.
>
> Kandur
>
> Friday, August 21, 2015, 2:45:15 PM, you wrote:
> > Thanks Mark,
> > I would get one right away, if it had a USB interface.
>
> > Kandur
>
> > Friday, August 21, 2015, 12:55:11 PM, you wrote:
>
> >>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 11:53 , Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
>
> >>> I would prefer to use an off the shelf,
>
>
>
> >>> my PC's present, well placed keyboard.
> >>> Haven't looked yet, but sure such an interface could be had,
> >>> for far less then the $200, $300 prices bandied about here.
>
> >> $55
>
> >> http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Hardware/PS2Keyboard.html
>
>
>
> >> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
> >> http://www.nf6x.net/
>
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